Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Suggestions Thread

The winners of this week's vote on where to poll were Pennsylvania and New Hampshire so:

-Who would you like to see us test against Bob Casey?

-What match ups would you like to see us test for Governor in New Hampshire?

We'll obviously do the standard Presidential stuff in those states but if you have any other good question ideas for them please send them our way...especially if you have good ideas of things to ask Republican primary voters in New Hampshire.

I'd like to see approval numbers for Joe Sestak in PA. There's been buzz about him seeking statewide office again (governor specifically), so I'd be interested to see how his numbers look. I'd guess he's a pretty popular candidate even with the "liberal" label on him.

For pa check as a added question check what Former senator harris wofford's favorables are also check in NH check Cuomo 2016 now that theres buzz about it for gov John Lynch John Stephen john sununu also check if state legislature in nh is hurting GOP also Joe Sestak favorables as well as Patrick Murphy as he's running for PA AG in PA

What about an open-ended question in NH along the lines of "Which candidate have you personally heard from the most?", or even "Which of the candidates have you seen in person?" or "Which of the candidates' campaigns have called you?", or something like that.....just to see which candidates' early campaigns have actually managed to reach voters so far.

I think Pennsylvania, and especially New Hampshire could really do with generic state legislature questions.

Ayotte trounced Hodes in the Senate race. Maybe a re-do poll there would be informative. Of course, I would ten times rather see a Corbett re-do question.

I think a great idea, in the wake of the courage of four NY Republicans, would be to ask whether a vote cast to repeal gay marriage would make the respondent more or less likely to vote for that state legislator, or make no difference.

For Pennsylvania: Bob Casey vs. Marc Scaringi. It would also be interesting to ask whether or not voters support a tax on natural gas drilling in the vast Marcellus Shale formation, which Tom Corbett is totally against since he got so much campaign money from the industry.

For both states I would love to see an up or down "should same-sex marriage be legal or illegal" question. I know it must sound repetitive to have that question requested each week but it's a red-hot, controversial issue both nationwide and in individual states (in NH the Republican legislature wants to repeal the same-sex marriage law, and in PA the issue could be coming up again after neighboring NY passed their law and a constitutional ban has been introducedin the PA legislature), and it would be cool to compare support levels in all the different states.

Legislative control preference, definitely. Approval of the current legislature - it'd be interesting to see a cross-section of people who approve of the current draconian budget against Presidential preferences. Approval of the Free State Project, cross-tabbed against 'how long have you lived in NH?' groups (0-3 years, 3-6 years, 6-9 years, 10 or more years) - see how the various candidates do among new residents versus lifetimers (previous polls have showed that a large chunk of Republican support in the state comes from Massachusetts Republicans moving north).

For governor contests, how about Sylvia Larsen against O'Brien, in an if-Lynch-doesn't-run hypothetical, and then a Lynch-O'Brien matchup for comparison?

1. With respect to the abortion issue, would you consider yourself to be pro-choice or pro-life?

2. Would you be willing to vote for someone who supports a woman's right to abortion?

3. Would you be willing to vote for someone who supports civil unions, or domestic partnerships, for same-sex couples?

Please note: Rudy Giuliani is returning to New Hampshire on July 14 for a two-day visit. The potential presidential candidate will be the featured guest speaker at the Seacoast Republican Women's luncheon. It's the former NYC mayor's sixth trip to the Granite State since his 2008 run.

Can you please include Giuliani in the general election match-ups against President Obama in both New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.

New Hampshire: Governor:Republican:* Former U.S. Senator John Sununu* Ovide Lamontagne* 2010 nominee for Governor John Stephen* State Senate Majority Leader and former Congressman Jeb Bradley

Democrats:* Governor John Lynch* Former director of the New Hampshire's Bureau of Securities Regulation Mark Connolly (I saw this as Connolly has said he would consider running if Lynch doesn't, and Lynch has yet to announce if he will run or not)

Test Jim Gerlach,Kim Ward,Charlie Dent, Mark Scaringi and jake Corman against Casey. The gubernatorial field in NH is wide open so test Lynch against Genereic Republican, Ovide Lamontagne and John Stephen. est Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat as well as Ayotte and Shaheen favorabilities.

It's time for a true conservative like Laureen Cummings to be elected to the senate in Pa. Take a look at her on You Tube and you will see someone who is not only "real" but passionate about changing not only her state for the better but this country. She is an incredible woman and we would do well to lend our support to her campaign!

Two commenters above have proposed gay marriage questions, but both are off the mark as to the specific questions that should be asked.

New Hampshire has gay marriage and it is a certainty that the NH legislature will take up the question of repeal early next year. The legislature also will consider a constitutional amendment.

So the questions should be:

"Would you support or oppose the repeal of New Hampshire's law that allows gay and lesbian couples to marry?"

"Would you support or oppose amending New Hampshire's constitution to define marriage solely as between one man and one woman, and disallowing gay and lesbian couples to marry?"

On question number 2, I think you need the clause at the end because w/o it the respondent may not understand what the amendment is attempting to accomplish or may conclude that the amendment is an attempt to outlaw polygamy.

Finally, I would propose a question as to the approval/disapproval fo the state legislature and a general ballot preference (Dem vs. Rep) for state legislature in 2012.

The NH legislature underwent a titanic shift in 2010 from solid Dem to overwhelming Republican. It would be very interesting to see if the tide has reversed or if the GOP can hold onto its outsized gains.